ensure string is null-terminated
diff --git a/bn_mp_read_radix.c b/bn_mp_read_radix.c
index 5decdeb..e02f066 100644
--- a/bn_mp_read_radix.c
+++ b/bn_mp_read_radix.c
@@ -71,7 +71,13 @@ int mp_read_radix (mp_int * a, const char *str, int radix)
}
++str;
}
-
+
+ /* if an illegal character was found, fail. */
+ if (*str != '\0') {
+ mp_zero(a);
+ return MP_VAL;
+ }
+
/* set the sign only if a != 0 */
if (mp_iszero(a) != MP_YES) {
a->sign = neg;